laurirÃmà Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Hey all, This is my first post here. I hope that I will learn something new today because my RZ has been having some issues about the shutter speeds lately. I noticed a few weeks ago when I was doing long exposures (under 1 minute) on bulb mode with a mirror lock up and lens (140mm) on N mode that when I finish the exposure by releasing the cable on the body, there was no click-sound that comes when the shutter closes. The shutter button on the body was facing the white dot, battery was fresh (silver oxide) and the dark slide was removed. I took off the film back and switched the body to M mode to see how the camera performs. I was shocked when I saw that the camera seems to be locked on the mechanical mode and therefore it shot only at 1/400. It doesn't matter if I use the mirror lock up or not, built in shutter speeds or the bulb mode, the RZ still shoots only at 1/400. It is clearly visible that the shutter closes immediately after I open it. If I, for example, try to shoot with a 2 second shutter speed, the shutter closes immediately but there is a little click sound coming from the body exactly after 2 seconds. To make things even more bizarre, when I try to shoot the RZ over and over again without the film back, shutter speeds start to work for a while and then when I get back to the RZ after a few minutes, it AGAIN shoots only at the fastest speed. It seems to have a mind of its own. Anyone facing similar issues? I am wondering whether this is a problem on the body or a problem on the lens. I have no other lenses to try with and unfortunately there are no other RZ users in my area. Thanks! (sorry for occasional bad English) Lauri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencecochrane Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Had same problem with a Bronica. Was the lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurirÃmà Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Had same problem with a Bronica. Was the lens. I hope that this case is also about the lens. My RZ is now being checked at the company I bought it from, so fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc453 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 It sounds like the problm is eith the battery. I tried using lithiumbatteries once and the camera would only fire the shutter at 1/400. Changed back to Duracell alkalines and it worked perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurirÃmà Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 It sounds like the problm is eith the battery. I tried using lithiumbatteries once and the camera would only fire the shutter at 1/400. Changed back to Duracell alkalines and it worked perfectly. I had the RZ checked and they said it was the lens. Bought a new one and now its working perfectly. Yay! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencecochrane Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Glad you are sorted. I will stick to my RB67. No electronics. Electronic cameras are a pita. Edited March 20, 2021 by laurencecochrane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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